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  • Vandenberg Holds Patching Ceremony for SDA Tranche 1 TL-C Launch

    U.S. Space Force Col. Dorian Hatcher, Space Launch Delta 30 deputy commander, and Lt. Col. Ralph Salazar, 2nd Range Operations Squadron commander, lead a patching ceremony at the Pacific Coast Center to celebrate the SDA T1TL-C launch. The patching ceremony commemorates Vandenberg's launches and

  • Vandenberg Conducts Pinniped Survey

    Vandenberg’s 30th Civil Engineer Squadron biologists conducted a regular marine mammal survey at several points on south base Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 15, 2025. The surveys are an effort to study mammals, such as sea lions and harbor seals, behaviors, life cycle, and mating

  • Vandenberg Hosts 3rd Annual Guardian Arena Competition Release Party

    Guardian Arena is an annual showcase of innovation, teamwork, and unwavering commitment to the mission in which competing members exercise mental agility and grit while executing rigorous physical challenges. Competitors will represent Vandenberg SFB at the 3rd Annual Guardian Arena Competition,

  • NROL-48 Launches From Vandenberg

    The NROL-48 mission launched from Space Launch Complex 4 East Sept. 22, 2025, expanded the National Reconnaissance Office’s proliferated constellation, boosting resilience and speed in delivering critical space-based capabilities.

  • Vandenberg SFB Hosts 2025 Clergy Connection Day

    The Space Launch Delta 30 Chapel team hosted its annual Clergy Connection Day event, integrating with members of the local community clergy at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Sept. 18, 2025. They received mission briefings, attended a luncheon and discussion panel, and toured base facilities,

  • 78th Air Force Birthday Tribute from VSFB

    A video tribute to the Air Force's 78th birthday at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Sept. 18, 2025. (U.S. Space Force video by Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi)

  • Vandenberg Hosts Senior Enlisted Leader Summit

    Vandenberg SFB hosted the annual Space Systems Command Senior Enlisted Leader Summit, a leadership conference and workshop where members come together to ignite ideas, elevate their impact, and grow into the exceptional leaders our future demands.

  • Vandenberg Launches NASA's TRACERS Mission

    Vandenberg SFB Guardians and Airmen supported the NASA Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, July 23, 2025. NASA’s TRACERS mission sent two